Build your own adventure:
We’re located on a beautiful spot on the edge of Lake Superior and the Michipicoten River. It’s a great place to adventure. To encourage this we offer discounted accommodation rates on 2-night stays or longer and if you book an activity with your accommodation, you’ll save 10% on the activity.
Step 1: Choose the dates that you’d like to visit; the availability calendar will let you know which rooms are available. Alternatively, choose a room and click on the Availability Tab to see what days that particular room has availability.
Step 2: Indicate how many people/children are in your group or if you’re bringing a pet.
Step 3: Choose any add-on items that you might like. Sea Kayak Basics, Sea Kayak Day Trip, SUP instruction, a self-guided eco-tour down the river plus any additional meals. (Note: Basics and SK Day trip include lunch).
Step 4: Choose the day during your stay that you’d like that activity or meal and the number of people that will be participating.
Sea Kayak Basic Instruction
This course is designed to introduce the novice or inexperienced person to kayak paddling. In this half-day instructional course you’ll learn the basic strokes and safety procedures before spending the afternoon exploring the area on your own.
Your day starts with an introduction to kayak equipment, coast guard regulations and how to fit your boat. One of the first skills you will learn is called the wet exit which is the number one safety exercise needed to continue with kayaking. This helps build your confidence so that you will be prepared should an unexpected capsize occur.
The next group of skills you will learn include your paddling strokes; how to go forward, how to turn and how to stop. After you have mastered the art of moving yourself, you will learn the art of tilts and leans and how to brace your boat. This skill is key to preventing the capsize you learned earlier in the day. Finally you will get an introduction to some more advanced strokes such as the draw, sculling draw and stern rudder.
We’ll then take some time to go for a paddle so you can master your newly learned skills.
Naturally Superior Adventures’ Sea Kayak Basics provides you with confidence and a good foundation of safety and skills upon which to build. You’ll learn in sheltered water at our spectacular Lake Superior Paddling Centre. After a home cooked meal at the lodge, you’ll have access to your kayaks for the afternoon.
Michipicoten Day Trip
This sea kayak day trip is a wonderful combination of natural and local history, experiencing the beauty and serenity of Lake Superior and all with minimal instruction.
Since we are fortunate enough to be blessed with both the warm, calm waters of the Michipicoten River on one side and the exhilarating beauty of Lake Superior on the other, we are rarely at a loss for a paddling day (lightning does keep us on shore however). This means we can choose what we want our paddling day to look like. We’ll always head out into the bay if the lake allows us.
Our day starts at 9am with just enough instruction to get you comfortable in your boat. We’ll stop along the way for a shore lunch and any other rest stops the group wants and finish up usually around 4pm.